Academics or Activities?
What happened tcf the fine ideas people
had last year about de-emphasizing activi
ties? It appears these ideas have been lost
in the welter of social events scheduled for
this ternn
One need only compare this term’s calen
dar to last years to see what activities were
put by the way side; unfortunately there
are more than enough replacements this
year.
This appears to be entirely out of line
with what many on this campus have been
striving for; to place academics above activ
ities. The problem becomes more serious
when one considers that most of the stu
dents thoroughly believe that this academic
Stress is a reality. If the students continue to
lull themselves into blissful acceptance of
what everyone else is saying, namely that
“the University is entering a new era of
Awakening; we are all on our way to becom
ing intellectuals,’’ they are fooling no one
but themselves.
How can there truly be an intellectual
awakening when so many activities compete
so strongly for students’ study time?
One of the most noticeable increases is
the number of house dances scheduled for
this term as compared to last year. Although
the number Of davs set for house dances
Four in a Row
Four in a row. This is where the Duck
football squad now finds itself. And. as a
result a few optimistic souls are beginning
to whisper cautiously of the future—a fu
ture, they say, with a Bowl in it.
To be sure no one is making any positive
statements, and we even hesitate to mention
it here. But the signs are unmistakable.
For example a popular sports columnist of
one of the metropolitan dailies has started
comparing past scores of University con
tests this season with the tallies of the
Duck’s future opposition against these same
teams.
as the same, this year’s schedule has opened
up some by saying “Men and Women’s
house dances.” Thus we have as many as
three more dance openings scheduled. But
this is only one of the many activities slated
for the term. Let us refresh your memory
with a few examples: Whiskerino, Marine
Band. UN Day, Federal Career Day, Frosh
talent show, Halloween . . . and on, and on.
We aren’t judging which ones are im
portant and which ones aren't, we only say
that activities haven’t been de-emphasized.
On the contrary, they are as strong (figura
tively speaking^ as ever.
Again the underlying significance of this
must be pointed out; the students that be
lieve in the new academic nature of the Uni
versity are in reality only tearing it down,
for they are not awake to the fact that this
idea of intellectualism is not really here.
And those that continue bv innocently ac
cepting what every one else is saying creates
a drag on any honest efforts made to build
a better University.
We feel that there is a surplus of unneces
sary activities and until someone sets about
eliminating them, the University will be
mired in the same old chase-the-tail social
whirl.
A good space filler, but there is also the
suggestion that points tallied gives an indi
cation of a team’s strength.
Perhaps it does; y£t to judge by these
figures alone is sheer folly when it comes
to picking a winner in a future game. There
are too many other considerations in a sin
gle contest which are not proven by respec
tive scores of previous contests.
So let’s just take the Duck record for what
it says; four in a row. There is some mighty
tough competition to overcome before any
hopes can be sufficiently raised to warrant
talk of a post season football lash.
ories
From the University of Min
nesota Daily: “Beer busts on
the Mall are illegal, of course.
For beer busts in other places,
the Dean of Students now has
a set of regulations.”
"Greetings, Greek! After a
short but blissful summer of
parties and pinnings, engage
ments and elopements, the time
has come to compress studies
into our hell-packed schedule.”
From the Los Angeles College
Times’ social column.
Headline from the University
of Kansas Daily Kansan: “Fees
Will LeaVfe Bank Accounts
Smaller.”
An account of an AWS fas
hion show from the San Jose
State Spartan Daily: “Accord
ing to Linda Lufcas, program
chairman, various outfits will
be modeled from sport clothes
and bermudas to cocktail dress
es. We are trying to follow the
guide in ‘Spartan from the
Start’ as to what campus coeds
should wear,” she said.
V.P. hopefuls too?
SALEM UPi—Oregon “will be-'
come known as the political
Cape Canaveral as a result of
its unique free-for-all primary
law,” Gov. Mark Hatfield said.
He told a Republican work
shop meeting, “More presiden
tial candidates will sail into
orbit from Oregon or fizzle at
the launching pad than any
other state in 1960.”
No Arms London Police Policy
By HALE BOYLE
NEW YORK Uft—"I think I
speak for all my colleagues
when I say we don’t want to be
armed,” said Constable Norman
Niblo of the City of London.
Constable Niblo also feels,
despite a postwar growth of
violence, the British public does
n't want its police to carry guns
as a daily duty.
People will be hurt
“If we do, every petty little —
crook will start carrying a gun.
People will be hurt," he said.
Constable Niblo, a 6-foot-2,
heavy-bodied man—weight 18
stone or 252 pounds—has never
used a gun in nearly a quarter
century as a British policeman.
The big, goo d-natured, 48
year-old officer is here on a
good will visit to the United
States. His face and form are
familiar to thousands of tour
ists who have visited his beat,
the ancient, mile-square finan
cial heart of the British Com
monwealth.
“The traffic here is fantas
tic,” said Niblo, after a sight
of Times Square. The mid- Lon
don area he and some 700 other
fellow officers patrol has fan
tastic traffic problems of its
own. Its residential population
at night is about 5,000 — its
workday population rises to
750,000.
Studies his city
A student of the historical
lore of his city and his craft,
Niblo brought with him a num
ber of souvenirs of police work
in London a century ago. It was
in this period that the police,
nicknamed "Charlies” during
the reign of Charles H, came
to be known as "Peelers” or
"Bobbies,” after Sir Robert
Pell, pioneer of modern police
systems.
The policeman of that time
wore a high top hat and looked
more like a society figure. He
had no whistle. He carried a
large wooden ratchet, which he
whirred to summon aid. It
made an infernal din. He also
carried his own gas light, an
chored to his belt.
Oddly, the truncheon of that
day is longer and more slender,
but less formidable, than the
compact club Niblo carries in
his daily duty, but sayes he
has never had to use on a man
in 24 years.
Vocal authority
A mild-speaking man, he has
a quiet pride in his ability to
handle ordinary police problems
with the authority of his voice
and hands. By this he means
the usual thing—trouble at a
bar, a minor disturbance of the
peace.
Among the constable’s re
wards for keeping the peace is
a boot allowance of three or
four shillings—42 to 56 cents—
a week. He also has available
without cost to him the ser
vices of a chiropodist, although
he has never had any major
foot trouble himself.
"Violence is growing a bit in
the metropolitan area, includ
ing attacks on police,” he said
regretfully when questioned.
“Most of the increase is among
young people.”
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Moscow‘Unquestioned Leader’
According to Chinese Press
By WILLIAM KVAN
Associated PrcM New* Am«ly*t
Moscow,say the Red Chinese
loudly and clearly, is the big
boss.
Peiping’s Communist party
has gone out of its way to em
phasize that the Soviet I'nlon is
the undisputed leader of the
world Communist movement.
The remarkable performance
more than justifies the express
ed conviction of Secretary' of
State Christian A. Herter that
the Kremlin is responsible for
the actions of China and the
whole Red bloc.
It underscores Undersecre
tary Douglas Dillon's conten
tion that the U.S.S.R. should be
held responsible for any Peiping
aggression.
If there are differences on
the ideological or the strategy
level between Moscow and Pei
ping, the Chinese party seems
to have burled them In an ex
travagant bow to Moscow’s un
questioned leadership.
As if to dispel any notions
among the world’s Communists
of a Kremlin-Peiping rift, the
most important Red Chinese
newspaper, the Peiping People’s
Daily, has just published an ed
itorial important enough to be
chorused by the whole country’s
provincial press. Its theme also
was broadcast in foreign lan
guages.
It was not a long editorial.
But no less than eight times it
stated unequivocally that in
matters of the world revolution
and the strategy of the revolu
tion, the Soviet leaders were
the bosses.
Here are pertinent excerpts:
“China has become a compo
nent of the Socialist camp head
ed by the Soviet Union."
“The entire Socialist camp,
headed by the Soviet Union, has
grown in strength and closer
unity with each passing day.”
“In the past 10 years, the
great unity of the Socialist
camp, headed by the Soviet Un
ion, has made tremendous con
tributions to safe-g u a r d i n g
world peace.”
Soviet Premier Nikita Khru
shchev’s recent disarmament
proposal “c 1 e a r I y illustrates
that the Socialist camp, head
ed by the Soviet Union, Is tile
strong pillar of peace.”
"The Chinese people have al
ways regarded it as their sac
red international duty continu
ously to consolidate and de
velop the aolldarity of the Social
ist camp headed by the Soviet
Union,"
"Today the Socialist camp,
headed by the Soviet Union, is
more united and stronger than
ever.”
Bed China will “promote the
unity of the Socialist camp
headed by the Soviet Union.”
An the last line of the editor
ial; "Long live the great solid
arity of Socialist countries
headed by the Soviet Union!"
The Chinese Communists
could hardly make their mean
ing clearer.
Letters to
the Editor
Emerald Editor:
Miss Virginia Anderson’s ar
ticle (Oct. 9) is very interesting
and amusing. However, I won
der what she means when she
uses the word “sandacript.”
Does she really mean Sanskrit ?
Perhaps "sandscript" Is the
name of a new chemical ele
ment or a kind of sandwich-like
food. I don't know.
Well, I think Webster Is a
very good "place” for us.
H. J. Koe
Sr. In LA
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